Getting drunk for the sake of it
Apr 18th 2010 | 9:03 am
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Getting drunk for the sake of it
Interesting article in todays telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-of-shame.html
Which raises the question why is being blind drunk seemingly a perculiarly British thing?
I am all in favour of freedom of speech and live and let live etc. but doesn't this behaviour infringe on the life and liberties of everyone?
What's your view and what's is the solution?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-of-shame.html
Which raises the question why is being blind drunk seemingly a perculiarly British thing?
I am all in favour of freedom of speech and live and let live etc. but doesn't this behaviour infringe on the life and liberties of everyone?
What's your view and what's is the solution?
Apr 18th 2010 | 11:50 am
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Re: Getting drunk for the sake of it
Can't comment till I've read it... Bump
Interesting article in todays telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-of-shame.html
Which raises the question why is being blind drunk seemingly a perculiarly British thing?
I am all in favour of freedom of speech and live and let live etc. but doesn't this behaviour infringe on the life and liberties of everyone?
What's your view and what's is the solution?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-of-shame.html
Which raises the question why is being blind drunk seemingly a perculiarly British thing?
I am all in favour of freedom of speech and live and let live etc. but doesn't this behaviour infringe on the life and liberties of everyone?
What's your view and what's is the solution?
Apr 18th 2010 | 12:13 pm
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Re: Getting drunk for the sake of it
I LOOVE this quote....
"You wonder about our sense of dignity when a supermarket has to ban its customers from shopping in their nighties"
I'm thinking drive thro bottlo and PJs... or PJs with ugg boots in coles... wake up england the australians have beaten you to it
"You wonder about our sense of dignity when a supermarket has to ban its customers from shopping in their nighties"
I'm thinking drive thro bottlo and PJs... or PJs with ugg boots in coles... wake up england the australians have beaten you to it
Apr 18th 2010 | 12:38 pm
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Re: Getting drunk for the sake of it
...and that's when they are sober!
Apr 18th 2010 | 8:52 pm
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Re: Getting drunk for the sake of it
I accept I will get some stick for what I am about to say but I am saying this from personal experience I am not saying this to rubbish anyone (or country)
When I lived in Australia the people I worked with and socalised with used to go out as a group and some people got totally trashed. Before we went out we talked about which places we would go to and where we would get a meal
The same thing has happened to me in the UK (I don't go out with the same crowd of people as I have a chils now) with the discussions and the details of the "night before" with the one exception, people here have talked about how many Pints they are planning on downing of Bacardi Breezers etc and have actually had discussion and heated arguments on how many times they will be sick, some have even taken bets.
I have seen people be as sick here (when I did go out) as there but here in my opinion only there does seem to be a culture of it, I have never experienced anything like going into Leeds on a Friday and saturday night though and the last time was only at 10.30 at night on my way home.........it seems a culture of work all week and spenrd Friday and Saturday night with drinking to excess then sleeping the rest of the weekend.............each to their own, and yes I am aware this does occur in Aus I just personally not experienced it to the same extent
When I lived in Australia the people I worked with and socalised with used to go out as a group and some people got totally trashed. Before we went out we talked about which places we would go to and where we would get a meal
The same thing has happened to me in the UK (I don't go out with the same crowd of people as I have a chils now) with the discussions and the details of the "night before" with the one exception, people here have talked about how many Pints they are planning on downing of Bacardi Breezers etc and have actually had discussion and heated arguments on how many times they will be sick, some have even taken bets.
I have seen people be as sick here (when I did go out) as there but here in my opinion only there does seem to be a culture of it, I have never experienced anything like going into Leeds on a Friday and saturday night though and the last time was only at 10.30 at night on my way home.........it seems a culture of work all week and spenrd Friday and Saturday night with drinking to excess then sleeping the rest of the weekend.............each to their own, and yes I am aware this does occur in Aus I just personally not experienced it to the same extent
Apr 18th 2010 | 8:56 pm
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Re: Getting drunk for the sake of it
Interesting article in todays telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-of-shame.html
Which raises the question why is being blind drunk seemingly a perculiarly British thing?
I am all in favour of freedom of speech and live and let live etc. but doesn't this behaviour infringe on the life and liberties of everyone?
What's your view and what's is the solution?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-of-shame.html
Which raises the question why is being blind drunk seemingly a perculiarly British thing?
I am all in favour of freedom of speech and live and let live etc. but doesn't this behaviour infringe on the life and liberties of everyone?
What's your view and what's is the solution?
I blame all the foreigners.
